Fly-catching device



March .16 1926. 1,577,148

, L. A. PICAL FLY GATCHING DEVICE Filed M rch 27, 1925 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 1,577,148 L. A. PICAL FLY CATCHING DEVICE Filed March- 1925 3 Shqets-Sheet 2 R. mm m Mrch 16 1926.

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' LOUIS A. Pleat, or PAR-MA, onto.

FLY-GATGHING DEVICE.

Application filed March 27, 1925. SeriatNo. 1&745.

To all whom it fiilfij/ concern. I

Be it known that I, LoUIs A. PioAL, a citizen of France, residing at Parma, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Oliio,,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Fly-Catching Device, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to a device for catching flies and the like, and aims to provide a novel and improved device of,

this character having a continuous adhesive coated belt which may be conveniently moved about rollers for presenting a clean surface thereof in order that more flies may be caught, said device being so arranged that flies caught on the belt are scraped therefrom and a fresh supply of-adhesive provided on the belt before that portion" of the same is again brought to a fly catching position.

Another object of theinvention-is the provision of a blade positioned below the continuous fly catching belt and arranged in a removable drawer in order that flies scraped from the belt by the turning thereof to present a clean surface will be deposited into the drawer. which when removed imay be scalded to efliciently clean the same, said,

blade being mounted on a pivot in 'the drawer to permit the same to be swung to engage the belt or to. a position away from said belt.

7 A still further objectof the inventionis to provide a casing about the movable parts of the device, having an enlarged opening in the top wall thereof for exposing a rela .tively large portion of the continuous adhesive coated belt in order that flies may be caught thereon, said exposed portion of the belt lying adjacent said opening for preventing-flies andother matter from gaining access to the interiorof the device unless the same are caught on the belt.

It is also an object of the invention to provide a fly catching device of the kind indicated, which is simple and substantial in construction, which may be manufactured economically, and which will be thoroughly etticient and practical in use. V

lVith the foregoing and other objects in view, which will be apparent as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the construction and arrangement of parts, as hereinafter described and claimed, it being of-Figure 10, and

understood that changes can be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

llie invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 IS a top plan of my improved device,

a u n u g gure 2 s a side elevation thereof, ,7 ingure 3 is a longitudinal vertical section through the same,

1* guie a is a vertical cross sectiontaken on line 4-4 of Figure 3,

igure is a top plan of my improved device with the cover removed and showing portions of the device broken away, vFigu re his a cross section taken on lin, 6-6 or Figure 3, V 7

F gure 7 1S a fragmentary vertical section on line 1-''? of Figure 6, v i v Figure- 8 is also a fragmentary section taken on line 8 8 of Figure 6,

Figure 9 1s a detail section of the pawl and ratchet mechanism arranged on one of the rollers, being taken on line i99 of Figure 6,

Figure 10 IS a fragmentary section on line ,lQ.10 of Figure 2, through the front wall 0-: the reii'iovable drawer,

Figure 11 is asectmnta'ken on line 111l Figure 12 is a detail fragmentarysection showing the iiiaiinerin which the removable "cover is attached to the casing.

In carrying out the invention, theiiuineral l5 designates a rectangular casing having side walls 16, end walls 17, and a bottom 18', said bottom having a depression provided at eaclrcorncr thereof in order to provide supporting feet 19 tor contacting with the surface upon which the rectangular casing rests. Positioned uponthe upper portion of the rectangular casing is a cover 20 having a continuous downwardly extending flange 21 thereon for engaging about the upper portions of the side and end walls. Attached to the flange 21 at one end of the cover is an angled niember22in order to provide a hand engaging lportionf0r removing the cover,

'PYOXltlGCl with indentations into which engage struck out portions 26 provided in the end flange ill engagingwith said end wall 17.

The major portion of the top wall of the cover 20 is cut away in order to provide an enlarged rectangular opening 2?, the purpose of which will be lliltlOlSr'OOEl as the description proceeds, the edges of said openiug; being provided with smooth rounding surfaces. co noted by turning portions of theniaierial from which the cover is made lack upon itself. as at 28.

Positioned in the reetaiui ular casing l5 at each end thereol and extending bet ween the side walls 17 are a pair oi rollers all and 30. each having an annular ilauae 1-3], irorincd at each end thereo At the pivot point of the rollers, the side walls l? of the casing are struck inwardly to provide rounding surfaces that engage the ends ol therollers. said struelc in portions 39. having pins e;-:- tending t-herethrough and into the rollers. as at 33, to provide the n'ieans it'or pivotallr or rotatahly supporting the same. liver the roller 29 and the roller 30 is trained a centinuous beltwhioh is constructed of canvas or the like. In order to prevent the belt from. slipping, on the roller 29, I have provided a pair of annular hands 35 secured about the roller and having outwardly directed prongs 36 for trictionally engaging the belt, while on the roller 30 is provided a. metallic sleeve 37 having like struck out portions 38 thereon. One ofthe pins 33 that rotatahly supports the roller 30 extends outwardly and is provided with a crank portion 39 which ma he engaged by the operator in order to rotate the roller 30 to turn the continuous belt 3dtl181eOVe1.

One of the flanges on the roller 30 is of narrower construction than the remaining flanges in order that a series of outwardly directed teeth l0 carried by an annular band ll new be secured to said roller 30, said teeth being provided for engaging a pawl t2 carried by one of the end walls 17 in order to prevent retrograde movement oi. the roller.

Positioned in the casing 15 intermediate its ends and extending across the same is a platform 43 for supp ortin c the portion oi the coninruous belt that GF-LPOrSttl through the opening 27, said platform having secured to each end thereof a cross rod it, the opposite ends of which extend downwardly as at 45, and are received in sockets to oi the brackets 4-7 secured to the opposite side walls 17 of the casing. The opposite side edges of the platform -3 are bent up wardly and slightly back upon the platform in order to slightly overlap the same, as at 48 to provide grooves through which the opposite side edges ofthe continuous belt slide. Adjacent the ends of the openin 27 at the end oi? the casing where the roller 30 is mounted is provided a series ot a slightly curved dowl'iwardly extending pins 419 that contact with the continuous belt at all times.

In the end wall 17 below the roller 30 is provided a rectangular opening 50 through oi the drawer are provided plates Fifi that are secured to the hottom oi the drawer, as at 5th and are i rovided with vertical slots :37 into which are received the trunnions ah oi an lulhesivc roller 59 positioned in the drawer. he upper ends ot the plates 5.35 are heat outwardly and over the end wallsot the drawer to provide ahiitiiient ilieinhers (i0 that contact witli the end wall ii to limit the outward movement oi the drawer said outwardlv bent portions having extension portioiis 61 elirriiid thereby wllih eiitend over the u per ends of the slots 5? for engaging the trunnions 58 to prevent the adhesive roller from moving out of, the slots 57. Attached to the bottom oi the drawer '"l. as at 62, are leal springs (53, the upper ends of which are turned about the trunnions 58 in order to norii'lally hold the adhesive roller :39 in an upward position and in contact with the belt 34 for applying adhesive thereto when the adhesive roller rotated due to the movement of the belt, as the drawer 51 contains the adhesive matter in a liquid form. The outer portion of the drawer 51 is provided with a contii'iuous flange (it that engages the outer surlace oi the end wall 17 to limit the inward movement of the dinner. while a handle (35 is attached to the drawer for manualli sliding the same to an outward or lnward position. it will he noted that when the drawer nioved to its inward position that the adhesive roller 59 is slight- .l v inward oi? the roller I'll} so that the contacting: ol the rollers will provide a means for holding; the drawer in a closed position. and that when the drawer is oiiened, the roller contacts with the upper edgze oi the opening 50 in the wall 17 and is positioned slightly outward of such opening so that the drawer will he yieldalilv held in its open or outward position. i

In one otthe side walls 1? ol the rectana'ular casing 15 is provided an opening; (56 in which is slidaliilv mounted a drawer {37. which when positioned in the casing; extend below the continuous adhesive coated belt 3 said drawer being guided during its slidiug; movement ljiy theplajivision of oirtwardlv extending flanges (38 provided upon the lower side walls of thedi'awer for engaging in grooves 69constructed by overlapping the opposite. side edges of'a plate secured to the bottom wall 18 of the casing. Extending between the opposite end walls of the drawer and pivotally received therein is a rotatable bar 71 to which is secured a blade 72, which is adaptedto be swung'upwardly into engagement with the Continuous belt 3 k in order'to scrape flies and the spentadhesive matter from the belt during the turn ing movement thereof over the rollers 29 and 30. hen the blade 7 2 is in an upward position, as indicated in dotted lines in Figure 3, the same contacts with the stop n1e1nbers in order to prevent the belt from swinging the blade past its scraping position; On the outer end of the bar 71 is a head 74: which has the side walls thereof ar-.

ranged at right angles to each otherfor,

providing flat surfaces that are engage'c, by

inwardly turned portions? 5 of a lever 7 6, in

lever may be, engaged for turning the rod.

71, said lever also having-an inwardly clirected pin 79'carried thereby for engaging in an opening 80 in the front wall of the drawer for holding the blade in its upward position' p a In operation, the device remains in a stationary position until a considerable number of flies have been caught" on the upper side of the upper portion of the belt, the flies having passed through the opening 27 in the cover of the casing. The crank handle 39 is then turned in an anti-clockwise direction, causing the continuous belt 34 to be moved about the rollers 29 and 30, the blade having been moved to its upward position into engagement with the belt, which will cause the flies and spent adhesive to be scraped from the belt and deposited in the drawer 67. After the belt has been scraped, the adhesive roller 59 contacts therewith, supplying a new quantity of adhesive over the outer surface of the belt, as the lower portion of the roller 59 is positioned in the liquid adhesive carried in the drawer 51. The turning movement of the crank is con tinued until a clean surface of the belt is brought below the opening 27. When in this position the, blade 72 is swung to its downward position into the drawer 67 and the drawer is then removed from the casing in order that the flies and spent adhesive matter may be removed therefrom,by scalding same.

From the foregoing it can be'seen that a fly catching device is provided whereby a clean surface of fly catching adhesive may be positionedbelow the opening 2 7 when de sired, and that-by simply turning the crank 39 the device is ready for another catch.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is: p

1. A device of the character described comprising acasing having an enlarged opening therein, a roller rotatably mounted at each end of said casing, a belt trained about said rollers and lying below said opening, means attached to, one of said rollers for rotating the same in order to turn thebelt, a drawer arranged in one endof said casing for containing a liquid adhesive, an adhesive roller positioned in said-drawer, and spring means engaging saidroller for holding the same in contact with said belt in order to apply adhesive thereto during the turning of said belt.

2. A device of the character described comprising a casing having an enlarged opening therein, a roller rotatably mounted at'each endof said casing, a belt trained about said rollers and lying below said open-- ing, means attached to one of said rollers for rotating the same in order to turn the belt, a drawer arranged in one end of said casing for containing a liquid adhesive, an

adhesive roller positioned in, said drawer, and spring means engaging said roller for holding the same in contact with said belt in order to apply adhesive thereto durin the turning'of said belt, said adhesive roller engaging the belt at a point adjacent one of the first mentioned rollers and slightly inward thereof in order to yieldably hold the drawer in a closed position.

;3..A device of the character described comprising a casing having an enlarged opening formed in the top wall thereof, a roller rotatably mounted at each end of said casing, a belt trained about said rollers and having the upper portion thereof lying adjacent said opening in said casing, means attached to one of said rollers for rotating the same in order to turn said belt, said casing having another opening formed in one end wall thereof, a drawer slidably mounted in said second mentioned opening,

an adhesive roller positioned in said drawer,

a pair of spring members one arranged at each end of said adhesive roller for hhlding the same in engagement with said belt, and means for guiding the movement of said roller by said spring members.

i. A device of the character described comprising a casing having an enlarged openlng formed in the top wall thereof, a roller rotatably mounted at each end of said casing, a. belt trained aboutsaid rollers and having'the upper portion thereof lying adjacent said opening in said casing, means attached to one of said rollers for rotating the same in order to turn said belt, said casing having another opening formed in one end "all thercot, a drawer slidablv mounted in said second mentioned opening, an adhesive roller positioned in said drawer, a pair of spring nnnnbers one aranged at each end of said adhesive roller for holding the same in eiigagement with said belt, and means tor adding the moveincnt of said roller by said spring members, said adhesive roller being adapted to engage the upper edge oi said second mentioned opening and lie slightly on the outside thereof in order to yieldably hold the drawer in an open position to permit a liquid adhesive to be supplied to said drawer.

5. A lly catching device of the character described comprising a casing having an enlarged opening in the top *all thereof, a roller rotatabt mounted at each end ot said casing, a belt trained about said rollers and having a portion thereof lying in close noxiinity to said opening in said casing, means for rotating one of said rollers for turning said belt, means for applying an adhesive to said belt as the same turned, said casing having an opening in one side wall thereof, a drawer slidably mounted in said opening, a blade pivotally mounted in said drawer and adapted to be swung to a position to engage the belt for removing llies therefrom upon turning movement thereof for depositing the liies into the drawer.

(i. A fly catching device of the character described comprising a casing having an nlarged opening therein, a pair of rollers one rotatably mounted in each end of said casing, a belt trained about said rollers and having a portion thereof lying in close proximity to said opening, means for rotating one of said rollers for turning said belt,

means for applgi'ing an adhesive to said belt as the same is turned, said casing having an o iening formed in oneside Wall thereof, a l'Gll'lOYttlllO drawer slidably mounted in said opening and adapted to lie below the belt, a rod pivotally mounted in said drawer, a blade attached to said rod and adapted to be brought into engagement with the belt for scraping flies therefrom, a lever attached to one end of said rod for operating the movement of the blade, and means for holdii'ig said lever in a position with the blade in engagement with the belt.

i. A ily catching device of the character described comprising a casing having an enlarged opening therein, a pair of rollers one rotatably mounted in each end of said casing, a belt trained about said rollers and having a portion thereof lying in close proximity to said opening, means for rotating one ot said rollers for turning said belt, means for applying an adhesive to said belt as the same is turned, said casing having an opening formed in one side wall thereof, a removable d awer slid-ably mounted in said opening and adapted to lie below the belt, a rod pivotally mounted. in said drawer, a blade attached to said rod and adapted to be brought into engagement with the brit for scraping flies therefrom, a lever attached to one end of said rod for operating the movement of the blade, means for holding said lever in a position with the blade in engagement with the belt, and stops formed on said drawer to be engaged by the blade to prevent the same from being swung pastits position for engaging the belt.

In testimony whereof, I have aliixed my signature.

LOUIS A. PICAL 

